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Issue Details

Issue	#173
Published	September 1976
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater ?

Cover Details - "The Seat of the Trouble"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Genre	teen; adventure
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo ?

6 page Life with Archie story "The Clutch of the Idol, Part I"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Isaac S. Sleezie; Orson Sleezie
Synopsis	A valuable idol is donated to the museum by a shady "philanthropist," who sends his son to steal it back, but it's Archie who the police arrest.
Genre	teen; adventure
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Pencils	Stan Goldberg ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Weighting Around!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	Jinx tries to take advantage of the diet craze.
Genre	children
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Joe Edwards

5 page Life with Archie story "The Clutch of the Idol, Part II"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Isaac S. Sleezie; Jughead Jones; Orson Sleezie
Synopsis	Archie is released due to lack of evidence, but an accidental mix-up by Veronica foils the Sleezie family's plot to profit from the stolen idol.
Genre	teen; adventure
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Pencils	Stan Goldberg ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie Club News letters page

Pencils	? (illustrations)
Inks	? (illustrations)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by Leo Lashock III; Karen Bischoff. Page also includes membership application for the Archie Club.

6 page Life with Archie story "The Seat of the Trouble, Part I"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; "Injun" Clyde
Synopsis	Archie and the girls go with Mr. Lodge to check out a rustic cabin and land he bought. The Indian caretaker (who is really from the Bronx) tells them the legend of a local creature called Wide End.
Genre	teen; adventure
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Life with Archie story "The Seat of the Trouble, Part II"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; "Injun" Clyde
Synopsis	The kids encounter the creature called Wide End, who carries off Betty, so Archie has to come up with a plan to get her back.
Genre	teen; adventure
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida